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28 March 2022 NCOP PROVINCIAL WEEK: KWAZULU-NATAL CAPACITY TO FIGHT AGAINST CRIME - THE STATE OF POLICE STATIONS IN TOWNSHIPS AND RURAL AREAS STATION PROFILES 3.

Table of Contents 1.

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 1 2.

Manguzi Police Station ................................................................................................................. 2 2.1.
Classification of Police station ................................................................................................. 2 2.2.

Condition of police station ....................................................................................................... 2 Personnel resources ............................................................................................................... 2 2.3.

2.4.
2.4.

Vehicle resources .................................................................................................................... 2 2.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 ................................................................................... 3 Inanda Police Station .................................................................................................................... 6 3.1.
Classification of Police station ................................................................................................. 6 3.2.

Condition of police station ....................................................................................................... 6 Personnel resources ............................................................................................................... 6 3.3.

3.4.
3.4.

Vehicle resources .................................................................................................................... 6 3.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 ................................................................................... 6 4.

Previous oversight visit (2010) .................................................................................................... 9 5.
Civil unrest of 2021: Briefing to the NCOP .................................................................................. 9 6.

Montclair Police Station ............................................................................................................. 10 6.1.

Classification of Police station ............................................................................................... 10 6.2.
Condition of police station ..................................................................................................... 10 Personnel resources ............................................................................................................. 10 6.3.

6.4.

Vehicle resources .................................................................................................................. 10 6.5.
Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 ................................................................................. 10 7.

Bellair Police station ................................................................................................................... 14 7.1.

Classification of Police station ............................................................................................... 14 7.2.
Condition of police station ..................................................................................................... 14 Personnel resources ............................................................................................................. 14 7.3.

7.4.

Vehicle resources .................................................................................................................. 14 7.5.
Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 ................................................................................. 14 8.

Plessislaer Police Station ........................................................................................................... 17 8.1.

Classification of Police station ............................................................................................... 17 8.2.
Condition of police station ..................................................................................................... 17 8.3.

Personnel resources ............................................................................................................. 17 Vehicle resources .................................................................................................................. 17 8.4.

8.5.
8.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 ................................................................................. 17 9.

References ................................................................................................................................... 20 1.
INTRODUCTION The provincial focus area for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province during the upcoming 2022 Provincial week of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) is the capacity to fight against crime, including the Research Unit | Author: Nicolette van Zyl-Gous Contact details: 021 403 8416 state of police stations in township and rural areas and their resourcing.
As part of the oversight programme, five police stations across KZN were identified for site visits and these include: 1) Manguzo (EManguzi) police station 2) Inanda police station 3) Montclair police station 4) Bellair police station 5) Plessislaer police station This paper provides a policing profile of each of these police stations, including the classification of the station in terms of urban, urban/rural mix or rural, the condition of the station, the vehicle and personnel allocations and the latest crime statistics (third quarter of 2021/22), covering October to December 2021.
2.

MANGUZI POLICE STATION The Manguzi Police Station is located in the Umkhanyakude District of KZN and is also referred to as Emanguzi.

2.1.

Classification of Police station The Manguzi Police Station is classified as an urban/rural mix police station.

The police station does not serve any townships.

2.2.

Condition of police station The condition of the Manguzi Police Station is classified as poor.

2.3.
2.3.

Personnel resources The Manguzi Police Station has a fixed establishment of 103 personnel members and an actual head count of 114 police members, which is a surplus of 11 personnel.

Station Manguzi Fixed establishment 103 Actual 114 Difference +11 2.4.

Vehicle resources The Manguzi Police Station has 30 vehicles against a requirement of 29 vehicles, and thus the police station has a surplus of one vehicle.
Station Actual Vehicles Required vehicles Manguzi 30 29 Surplus/ shortage 1 Surplus/ shortage % 3% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 2 of 20 2.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 The overall crime recorded at the Manguzi Police Station decreased by 1.8% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the third quarter of 2020/21.
In terms of the main crime categories, the following can be noted:  Contact crimes: Decreased by 1.9%  Sexual offences: Increased by 22.2%  Contact related crimes: Increased by 18.8%  Property-related crimes: Increased by 6.4%  Other serious crimes: Decreased by 14.8% It should be noted that some of the percentage increases seem very high, yet the actual count difference is small.
For instance, in the third quarter of 2021/22, the Manguzi Police Station recorded four cases of stock theft compared to one case in the third quarter of 2020/22, which is a 300% increase.

It is interesting to note that murder decreased by 25% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to that of the previous year.

This is in contrast to the national increase of 8.9% in murder cases.

Of concern is the sharp increase of 22.2% in sexual offences.

Within this category, rape increased by 66.7%.


This is also in contrast to the national decrease of 9.0% in sexual offences in the third quarter of 2021/22 against the previous year.
Crime Statistics: Manguzi Police Station for the third quarter of 2021/22: Oct to Dec 2021 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder Sexual Offences Attempted murder Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm Common assault Common robbery Robbery with aggravating circumstances Total Contact Crimes (Crimes Against The Person) Rape Sexual Assault Attempted sexual offences Total Sexual Offences 9 1 0 26 2 0 6 3 0 10 1 0 -2 2 -4 -25,0% 22,2% -50,0% -13 -19,4% 0 3 11 -3 4 -2 0 0,0% 150,0% 28,9% -1,9% 66,7% -66,7% 0 Count Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 3 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 Contact sexual offences Total Sexual Offences 0 14 1 11 5 33 0 9 0 11 SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Carjacking Robbery at residential premises Robbery at non- residential premises Bank Robbery Robbery of cash in transit Truck hijacking Arson Malicious damage to property Total Contact-Related Crimes Burglary at non-residential premises Burglary at residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock-theft Total Property-Related Crimes All theft not mentioned elsewhere Commercial crime Shoplifting Total Other Serious Crimes Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimes CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES 0 10 10 1 7 8 3 13 16 PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 31 14 9 54 38 15 18 71 38 13 5 56 24 24 6 54 25 15 6 46 210 239 328 273 268 CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION 0 2 -4 10 1 0 0 -1 1 2 3 0 Count 22,2% -33,3% 83,3% 25,0% 0
 Count 0 Count -100,0% 33,3% 15,4% 18,8% -5 -29,4% 5 0 0 3 3 1 -9 0 -8 -5 21,7% 0,0% 0,0% 300,0% 6,4% 4,2% -37,5% 0,0% -14,8% -1,8% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 4 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition Drug-related crime Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sexual offences detected as a result of police action Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action Count 14,3% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 5 of 20 3.
INANDA POLICE STATION 3.1.

Classification of Police station The Inanda Police Station is classified as an urban/rural mix station and serves four townships, including Inanda Newtown and Inanda Glebe.

3.2.

Condition of police station The Inanda Police Station is classified to be in a good condition.

3.3.

Personnel resources The Inanda Police Station has a fixed establishment of 412 personnel and has an actual headcount of 388 personnel at the station, which is a shortage of 24 personnel.
Station Inanda Fixed establishment 412 Actual 388 Difference -24 3.4.

Vehicle resources The Inanda Police Station has 82 vehicles against a requirement of 82 vehicles and thus the police station has neither a surplus or shortage of vehicles.

Station Actual Vehicles Required vehicles Inanda 82 82 Surplus/ shortage 0 Surplus/ shortage % 0% 3.5.
Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 The overall crime recorded at the Inanda Police Station decreased by 3.9% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the third quarter of 2020/21.
In terms of the main crime categories, the following can be noted:  Contact crimes: Decreased by 4.1%  Sexual offences: Decreased by 14.3%  Contact related crimes: Decreased by 12.0%  Property-related crimes: Increased by 2.8%  Other serious crimes: Decreased by 3.9% Despite the overall decrease in contact crimes, recorded murders at the Inanda Police Station increased by 30.3% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to that of the previous year (increase of 20 incidents).
Similarly, attempted murder increased by 13.2% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the previous financial year.

The Inanda Police Station has a poor reputation in terms of the Top 30 Crime Stations countrywide.

These stations are weighted in terms of its individual contributions to crime categories.

The station is on the Top 30 list of several crime categories.

The following can be noted: Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 6 of 20 1) Contact crime: No.
12 2) Murder: No.

1 3) Attempted murder: No.

2 4) Sexual offences: No.

5 5) Rape: No.

3 6) Kidnapping: No.

1 7) Assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm: No.

12 8) Robbery with aggravating circumstances: No.

14 9) Trio Crimes: No.

8 10) Carjacking: No.

12 11) Robbery at residential premises: No.

10 12) Contact-related crime: No.

29 13) Arson: No.

4 14) Malicious damage to property: No.

30 15) Burglary at residential premises: No.


7 16) Illegal possession of firearms and ammunitions: No.

22 Despite the decrease in sexual offences, Inanda remains a gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) hotspot area for 2022/22.
These areas have been identified, in consultation with the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disability (DWYPD), based on consideration of a number of variables, including, inter alia: the reported incidence of crimes against women, Domestic Violence and GBV- related calls received via the GBVF National Command Centre, the reported incidence of related cases reported to health facilities, reported cases received by Kgomotso, Khuseleka and Thuthuzela Care Centres.
Of concern is the sharp increase of 71.4% in stock theft in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the previous financial year should be Crime Statistics: Inanda Police Station for the third quarter of 2021/22: Oct to Dec 2021 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2021/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2021/21 vs 2021/22 CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder Sexual Offences Attempted murder Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm Common assault Common robbery Robbery with aggravating circumstances Total Contact Crimes (Crimes Against The Person) -14 9 -37 -16 -9 12 -35 30,3% -14,3% 13,2% -15,2% -12,0% -25,0% 5,9% -4,1% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 7 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2021/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2021/21 vs 2021/22 Total Sexual Offences Rape Sexual Assault Attempted sexual offences Contact sexual offences 92 107 83 8 5 2 7 1 0 7 2 4 Total Sexual Offences 107 115 96 85 12 1 0 98 76 5 3 0 84 -9 -7 2 0 -10,6% -58,3% 200,0% 0 Count -14 -14,3% SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Carjacking Robbery at residential premises Robbery at non-residential premises Bank Robbery Robbery of cash in transit Truck hijacking Arson Malicious damage to property Total Contact-Related Crimes Burglary at non-residential premises Burglary at residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock-theft Total Property-Related Crimes All theft not mentioned elsewhere Commercial crime Shoplifting 35 61 15 0 0 0 6 109 115 18 32 14 0 0 0 55 53 20 0 0 0 44 53 19 0 0 0 CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES 8 118 126 9 125 134 8 142 150 50 49 18 0 0 2 8 124 132 PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES
16 26 12 396 330 349 248 255 OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 164 142 157 108 103 22 28 38 48 33 10 35 3 33 2 6 -4 -1 0 0 2 0 -18 -18 -5 20 -18 5 5 7 -5 -2 -1 13,6% -7,5% -5,3% 0 Count 0 Count 2 Counts Higher 0,0% -12,7% -12,0% -16,7% 12,8% -52,9% 23,8% 71,4% 2,8% -4,6% -5,7% -33,3% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 8 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2021/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2021/21 vs 2021/22 Total Other Serious Crimes Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimes 214 228 200 146 138 1 639 1 543 1 622 1 392 1 338 CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition 28 22 Drug-related crime 300 126 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sexual offences detected as a result of police action Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action 90 0 68 0 22 115 132 2 17 206 22 0 21 63 6 0 -8 -54 4 -143 -16 0 -5,5% -3,9% 23,5% -69,4% -72,7% 0 Count 418 216 271 245 90 -155 -63,3% 4.
Previous oversight visit (2010) The Portfolio Committee on Police conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the Inanda Police Station on 9 June 2010, following reports of the theft of 87 firearms from the station.

The Committee thus recommended that inspections should be done at other police stations to ensure that reports sent to the Provincial Office accurately reflect the situation on the ground.

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5.

Civil unrest of 2021: Briefing to the NCOP On 13 August 2021, the KZN Provincial Government briefed the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the civil unrest in KZN.

The following related specifically to Inanda:  A team of social workers has been dispatched to counsel those who have lost loved ones in the unrest in Zwelisha, Inanda, Amaoti, Bambayi and Phoenix.
 Concerning levels of racial tension notably at Phoenix, Chatsworth, Verulam, Inanda and Msunduzi LM (Northern suburbs in particular).
 Racial tensions in Phoenix spilling over into Durban Solid Waste (DSW) [employee relations and delivery of DSW services in Phoenix], construction industry at Inanda (RDP development underway in Matabetulu area had threats directed against some employees of company) and health services (community of Inanda calling for Indian staff members to be removed from local Clinics, including Newtown A).

Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 9 of 20 6.

MONTCLAIR POLICE STATION 6.1.


Classification of Police station The Montclair Police Station is classified as an urban police station and serves no townships.

6.2.

Condition of police station The condition of the Montclair Police Station is classified as being in a poor condition.

6.3.

Personnel resources The Montclair Police Station has a fixed establishment of 122 personnel and has an actual headcount of 114 personnel at the station, which is a shortage of eight personnel.
Station Montclair Fixed establishment 122 Actual 114 Difference -8 6.4.

Vehicle resources The Montclair Police Station has 29 vehicles against a requirement of 28 vehicles, thus a surplus of one vehicle.

Station Actual Vehicles Required vehicles Montclair 29 28 Surplus/ shortage 1 Surplus/ shortage % -4% 6.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 The overall crime recorded at the Montclair Police Station decreased by 9.2% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the third quarter of 2020/21.
In terms of the main crime categories, the following can be noted:  Contact crimes: Decreased by 17.1%  Sexual offences: Increased by 100% (count difference of two cases)  Contact related crimes: Increased by 35.5%  Property-related crimes: Decreased by 21.5%  Other serious crimes: Increased by 19% The overall decrease in contact crime is mainly due to a significant decrease of 80% in murder in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the previous financial year.
All categories in contact crimes, except for sexual offences and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, decreased over this period.

In terms of sexual offences, the following should be noted.

During the third quarter of 2021/22, no cases of sexual assault, attempted sexual offences or contact sexual offences were reported at the Montclair Police Station.
During this period, four cases of rape were reported, which is double that of the same Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 10 of 20 Murder Sexual Offences Attempted murder Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm Common assault Common robbery Robbery with aggravating circumstances Total Contact Crimes (Crimes Against The Person) Rape Sexual Assault Attempted sexual offences Contact sexual offences Total Sexual Offences period in the previous financial year during which two cases of rape were reported at the Montclair Police Station.
Of concern is the overall increase of 19% in the other serious crimes category, including all theft not mentioned elsewhere (increase of 11.4%), commercial crime (increase of 45.5%), and shoplifting (increase of 25%).
Crime Statistics: Montclair Police Station for the third quarter of 2021/22: Oct to Dec 2021 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2022/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2022/21 vs 2021/22 CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) -4 2 0 2 -9 -3 -80,0% 100,0% 0,0% 16,7% -24,3% -23,1% -14 -18,2% 118 126 145 152 126 -26 -17,1% Total Sexual Offences SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Carjacking Robbery at residential premises Robbery at non- residential premises Bank Robbery Robbery of cash in transit Count 0 Count 0 Count 100,0% 0,0% 50,0% 25,0% 0 Count 0 Count Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 11 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2022/21 vs 2021/22 Truck hijacking 1 0 1 0 0 CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES 0 16 16 1 16 17 0 17 17 1 22 23 PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES -12 -3 -32 3 0 202 209 181 205 161 -44 OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 94 16 13 122 93 29 12 7 6 79 22 4 88 32 5 123 163 106 105 125 9 10 1 20 Arson Malicious damage to property Total Contact- Related Crimes Burglary at non- residential premises Burglary at residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock-theft Total Property- Related Crimes All theft not mentioned elsewhere Commercial crime Shoplifting Total Other Serious Crimes Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimes % Change 2022/21 vs 2021/22 0 Count 1 Count Higher 29,4% 35,3% -57,1% -4,2% -69,6% 4,5% 0 Count -21,5% 11,4% 45,5% 25,0% 19,0% 467 514 449 479 435 -44 -9,2% CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition 3 Drug-related crime 192 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sexual
 offences detected as a result of police action Total Crime Detected As A 1 30 78 4 67 88 6 27 18 68 2 1 1 0 3 33 3 0 265 110 160 51 39 -3 6 -15 0 -12 -50,0% 22,2% -83,3% 0 Count -23,5% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 12 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2022/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2022/21 vs 2021/22 Result Of Police Action Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 13 of 20 7.
BELLAIR POLICE STATION 7.1.

Classification of Police station The Bellair Police Station is classified as an urban police station and serves no townships.

7.2.

Condition of police station The condition of the Bellair Police Station is classified as being in a fair condition.

7.3.

Personnel resources The Montclair Police Station has a fixed establishment of 70 personnel and has an actual headcount of 61 personnel at the station, which is a shortage of nine personnel.
Station Bellair Fixed establishment 70 Actual 61 Difference -9 7.4.

Vehicle resources The Bellair Police Station has 15 vehicles against a requirement of 17 vehicles, and thus has a shortage of two vehicles.

Station Actual Vehicles Required vehicles Bellair 15 17 Surplus/ shortage -2 Surplus/ shortage % -12% 7.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 The overall crime recorded at the Bellair Police Station increased by 25.7% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the third quarter of 2020/21.
The overall increase was mainly due to a significant increase in the category of other serious crimes.
In terms of the main crime categories, the following can be noted:  Contact crimes: Decreased by 2.6%  Sexual offences: Decreased by 60%  Contact related crimes: Increased by 7.1%  Property-related crimes: Increased by 30.3%  Other serious crimes: Increased by 74.6% During the third quarter of 2021/22, the Bellair Police Station recorded one case of rape which is a significant decrease compared to 10 reported rapes in the third quarter of 2020/21.

This represents a decrease of 90%.


Of concern is the overall increase of 74.6% in the other serious crimes category, including all theft not mentioned elsewhere (increase of 74.4%), commercial crime (increase of 47.6%), and shoplifting (increase of 266.7%).

In the third quarter of 2021/22, the Bellair Police Station recorded 11 cases of shoplifting which is eight more that recorded in the third quarter of the 2020/21 financial year.
Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 14 of 20 Crime Statistics: Bellair Police Station for the third quarter of 2021/22: Oct to Dec 2021 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder Sexual Offences Attempted murder Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm Common assault Common robbery Robbery with aggravating circumstances Total Contact Crimes (Crimes Against The Person) Rape Sexual Assault Attempted sexual offences Contact sexual offences Total Sexual Offences Carjacking Robbery at residential premises Robbery at non- residential premises Bank Robbery Robbery of cash in transit Truck hijacking Arson Malicious damage to property Total Sexual Offences 2 1 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 10 1 3 0 0 4 SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY 8 11 3 0 0 0 1 13 11 5 4 0 0 0 18 16 3 0 0 1 5 12 4 0 0 1 CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES 2 19 1 8 0 14 6 9 6 0 0 1 2 13 0 -6 0 5 -2 8 -8 -3 -9 3 0 0 -6 1 -3 2 0 0 0 2 -1 0,0% -60,0% 0,0% 100,0% -6,3% 100,0% -14,8% -2,6% -90,0% 3 Counts Higher 0 Count 0 Count -60,0% 20,0% -25,0% 50,0% 0 Count 0 Count 0,0% 2 Counts Higher -7,1% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 15 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 Total Contact- Related Crimes Burglary at non- residential premises Burglary at residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock-theft Total Property- Related Crimes All theft not mentioned elsewhere Commercial crime Shoplifting Total Other Serious Crimes Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimes Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition Drug-related crime Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sexual offences
 detected as a result of police action Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action 14 21 9 14 15 1 7,1% PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 51 9 9 78 20 11 69 109 75 10 10 95 39 21 3 63 272 408 318 303 68 31 11 110 381 CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION 0 43 33 0 7 19 2 17 29 20 32 5 1 21 3 6 96 58 53 31 1 12 0 20 33 3 27 -1 4 0 33 29 10 8 47 78 0 -9 -3 100,0% 65,9% -2,2% 21,1% 0 Count 30,3% 74,4% 47,6% 266,7% 74,6% 25,7% 0,0% -42,9% -100,0% 14 233,3% 2 6,5% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 16 of 20 8.
PLESSISLAER POLICE STATION 8.1.

Classification of Police station The Plessislaer Police Station is classified as an urban/rural mix police station and serves four townships, including: 1) Patha 2) Dambuza 3) Imbali 4) Ashdown 8.2.

Condition of police station The Plessislaer Police Station is classified as being in good condition.

8.3.
8.3.

Personnel resources The Plessislaer Police Station has a fixed establishment of 260 personnel and has an actual headcount of 282 personnel at the station, which is a surplus of 22 personnel.

Station Plessislaer Fixed establishment 260 Actual 282 Difference +22 8.4.

Vehicle resources The Plessislaer Police Station has 57 vehicles against a requirement of 60 vehicles, and thus has a shortage of three vehicles.
Station Actual Vehicles Required vehicles Plessislaer 57 60 Surplus/ shortage -3 Surplus/ shortage % -5% 8.5.

Crime statistics: Third quarter 2021/22 The overall crime recorded at the Plessislaer Police Station decreased by 8.1% in the third quarter of 2021/22 compared to the third quarter of 2020/21.
In terms of the main crime categories, the following can be noted:  Contact crimes: Decreased by 2.9%  Sexual offences: Decreased by 24.2%  Contact related crimes: Decreased by 7.9%  Property-related crimes: Decreased by 9.9%  Other serious crimes: Decreased by 23.5% During the third quarter of 2021/22, murder and attempted murder increased by 8.8% and 100%, respectively compared to the third quarter of the 2020/21 financial year.
Between October and Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 17 of 20 December 2021, a total of 62 murders and 56 attempted murders were recorded at the Plessislaer Police Station.

In terms of the Top 30 Crime stations countrywide weighted on individual contributions to crime, the Plessislaer Police Station ranked 14th in the stations contributing to overall crime in South Africa between October and December 2021.
Crime Statistics: Plessislaer Police Station for the third quarter of 2021/22: Oct to Dec 2021 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder Sexual Offences Attempted murder Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm Common assault Common robbery Robbery with aggravating circumstances Total Contact Crimes (Crimes Against The Person) Total Sexual Offences 5 -15 28 -46 11 1 -11 -27 Rape Sexual Assault Attempted sexual offences Contact sexual offences 40 52 76 51 39 -12 5 0 3 5 1 0 7 1 3 9 2 0 8 0 0 -1 -2 0 8,8% -24,2% 100,0% -18,5% 3,9% 2,6% -4,9% -2,9% -23,5% -11,1% -100,0% 0 Count Total Sexual Offences 48 58 87 62 47 -15 -24,2% SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Carjacking Robbery at residential premises Robbery at non-residential premises Bank Robbery Robbery of cash in transit Truck hijacking -5 21 -28 0 0 0 -13,2% 31,3% -58,3% 0 Count 0 Count 0 Count CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 18 of 20 CRIME CATEGORY Q3 2017/18 Q3 2018/19 Q3 2019/20 Q3 2020/21 Q3 2021/22 Count Diff 2020/21 vs 2021/22 % Change 2020/21 vs 2021/22 Arson Malicious damage to property Total Contact-Related Crimes Burglary at non-residential premises Burglary at residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock-theft Total Property-Related Crimes All theft not mentioned elsewhere Commercial crime Shoplifting Total Other Serious Crimes Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimes 3 155 158 5 135 140 5 125 130 6 158 164 3 148 151 PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 248 243
498 492 449 334 301 OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES 248 243 253 210 167 37 36 34 30 38 40 35 36 34 14 321 307 331 281 215 -3 -10 -13 -2 -12 -8 -10 -1 -33 -43 -1 -22 -66 -50,0% -6,3% -7,9% -5,3% -6,3% -25,8% -35,7% -2,2% -9,9% -20,5% -2,9% -61,1% -23,5% 1 754 1 791 1 787 1 717 1 578 -139 -8,1% CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition Drug-related crime Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Sexual offences detected as a result of police action Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action 26 396 54 0 33 56 20 0 29 86 9 0 20 32 154 181 4 2 6 0 476 109 124 180 219 12 27 2 -2 39 60,0% 17,5% 50,0% -100,0% 21,7% Research Unit | NCOP Provincial Week: KZN Police Station Profiles Page 19 of 20 9.
REFERENCES KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government (2021).

Briefing to the Select Committee on Security and Justice on the recent civil unrest in KZN, dated 13 August 2021.

SAPS (2022).

Request for information: NCOP Provincial Week: KwaZulu-Natal.

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Police Recorded Crime Statistics third quarter of the 2021/22 financial year (October to December 2021).

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